Rules of the II Halal Technical-Scientific Congress - Year 2025

 

1. PREAMBLE

These rules govern the conditions for the execution of the Halal Technical-Scientific Congress – CTecHalal, an event organized by the International Halal Academy that will be held as one of the activities of the Global Halal Brazil – Business Forum. Its objective is to disseminate technical and scientific work developed in various areas of interest within the Halal sector and the experience gained by academics and professionals from the national and international market. The Congress is held in partnership with FAMBRAS HALAL Certifications and CCAB – the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.

 

2. CtecHalal Structure

The structure of CtecHalal consists of a Scientific Organizing Committee,

The Halal Technical Committee (CtecHalal), appointed by the Director General of the International Halal Academy, is composed of the Secretary General of the International Halal Academy, who will also act as coordinator, and specialists in various areas of interest. The committee's working sessions will be held according to a schedule and work plan approved by the Director General. CtecHalal's activities will be developed during the Global Halal Brazil – Business Forum through lectures, roundtables with debates, mini-courses, and presentations of technical-scientific papers addressing topics related to Halal areas of interest and professional experience; with dissemination and programming approved by the Organizing Scientific Committee and a budget approved by the Director General. The objective of CtecHalal is to gather technical-scientific papers for presentation at the Congress, which will take place during the same period as the Global Halal Brazil – Business Forum, held in Brazil, and their publication in the Congress proceedings.

 

3. SUBMISSION OF WORKS

3.1. Submitted works should address the modalities covered in the following areas of interest to Halal:

Management and Planning;

Agribusiness;

Food and Beverages;

Drugs;

Cosmetics;

Fashion and Clothing;

Banks and finance;

Logistics - Storage and distribution;

Technology;

Tourism;

Hospitality and Services;

Environment and Sanitation;

Quality Controls and Management;

Audit;

Analytical Laboratories;

Religious Principles;

Media and Leisure.

 

3.2. The submitted work must have all its authors identified with title, institution or organization to which they belong, city, state and country location, and contact email, according to the editable template available on the International Halal Academy homepage (www.academyhalal.com). The work must be submitted to CtecHalal by the first author identified at the beginning of the author list. Of the authors of the work, only this author will receive correspondence from the congress organization and present the work.

 

3.2.1. Each work may have a maximum of five authors.

3.2.2. The authors may be students enrolled in technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate courses affiliated with national or international educational institutions; or professionals in the market.

 

3.3. All authors of the work must be registered and sign up for the Global Halal Brazil – Business Forum.

 

3.4. Papers must be submitted to CtecHalal by the date defined in these regulations. Each first author may submit a maximum of 3 (three) technical and/or scientific papers. Written papers must be in Portuguese and no longer than 5 (five) A4 pages.

 

3.5. Submissions must be in editable .doc format, identified with a title in capital letters, containing a maximum of 15 words, including monosyllabic, disyllabic, trisyllabic, and polysyllabic words.

 

3.6. Submitting papers for selection and presentation at CtecHalal and publication in the congress proceedings implies the irrevocable acceptance of these rules by the authors. The International Halal Academy is not responsible for improper co-author designation.

 

 

4. ACCEPTANCE OF THE WORK

4.1. Only papers that fully comply with these guidelines will be accepted for selection. Bibliographic review papers will not be accepted. For submitted papers, it is recommended to include results already achieved. Papers that are still being developed and/or with results not yet obtained may be accepted.

 

4.2. Submitted papers will be evaluated for acceptance by the Organizing Scientific Committee, which will consider the originality of the approach and compliance with the writing and formatting rules of this document.

 

4.3. The rules for writing and formatting the text must be strictly followed, especially regarding scientific notation and relevant technical standards. If there are irreparable flaws in the observance of the writing and formatting rules, the work will not be accepted for evaluation.

 

4.4. The originality of the approach will be verified through appropriate bibliographic research, with the aid of specific software, to test documents in order to check for the existence of improper copies of other published documents. A limit of 3% is allowed for the indication, through specific bibliographic research software, of the possible existence of improper copies of documents published in the work submitted for evaluation by CtecHalal.

 

4.5. For the purposes of originality of approach, a document is considered to contain improper copies when it adapts or transcribes excerpts from other published documents without complying with the standard for citing bibliographic references. If excerpts from other published documents are copied without proper citation of bibliographic references, the work will not be accepted for evaluation and selection for presentation at CtecHalal, nor for publication in the congress proceedings.

 

4.6. A "NOT ACCEPTED" opinion will be duly justified and communicated to the first author via email, and no appeals will be accepted from the authors of the work against the decision issued by the Organizing Scientific Committee.

 

 

5. SELECTION OF WORKS

5.1. The ACCEPTED papers will be selected for presentation during CTecHalal, held concurrently with the Global Halal Brazil – Business Forum.

 

5.2. The opinions of the evaluators from the Organizing Scientific Committee for the submitted works will be "APPROVED" or "REJECTED".

 

5.2.1. The evaluators will observe, among other criteria: the suitability of the work's subject matter to the theme of the modality; the clarity of the topic's exposition; the contextualization of the problem situation; the coherence between the objectives; the justification and social relevance of the study; the scientific robustness of the hypotheses presented; the coherence and adequacy of the methodology adopted with what was intended in the study and whether it is sufficiently detailed to be reproduced; whether the results are adequately described and in accordance with what was collected and reported in the methodology; whether the use of graphs and tables facilitates the exposition of the topic; whether there is redundancy of information about the study's results; whether the discussion is coherent and current, engaging with the proposed objectives and the results obtained.

 

5.3. Papers requiring corrections will be forwarded to the first author. After the corrections, the papers must be resubmitted to the Organizing Scientific Committee by the first author within 5 (five) consecutive days, starting from the day after notification of the correction. Corrected papers, if resubmitted after the deadline, will be REJECTED.

 

5.4. Changes to the titles of papers will only be made if determined by the Organizing Scientific Committee. Requests for changes to titles and authors will not be accepted before the evaluation and selection of papers.

 

5.5. The REJECTED opinion will be duly justified and communicated to the author via email, and no appeals against the decision will be accepted.

 

 

6. PRESENTATION OF WORKS BY PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL BANNER

6.1. All approved works will be presented at CtecHalal via physical or digital banner, at the discretion of the Congress Organizing Committee.

 

6.2. The first author of the work approved for presentation via banner must submit the electronic file in editable .ppt or .pptx format, according to the template adopted by the CtecHalal Organizing Committee available on the International Halal Academy homepage, within 5 (five) consecutive days, starting from the day after notification. The exclusion of the logos of the event's sponsors or supporters from the CtecHalal banner template is prohibited.

 

6.3. The poster presentation file to be submitted to CtecHalal must be named with the title of the work in capital letters. No subsequent changes are permitted. The poster presentation of the selected work will be made by the author, provided they prove that they have registered for the Global Halal Brazil – Business Forum; presentation by third parties who are not authors of the selected work is prohibited.

 

6.4. The location, date, and time for the banner presentation will be included in the CtecHalal program, which will be announced in advance by the event's Organizing Committee. At the discretion of this committee, the presentation may be live online or recorded.

 

6.5. The banners will be displayed from the first day of the Global Halal Brazil – Business Forum, in the designated presentation locations, before the scheduled opening time, and may not be removed before the closing of CtecHalal; and in the case of a virtual event, the display conditions will be defined by the event organizers.

 

6.6. The author presenting the banner must remain at the presentation location for the entire scheduled presentation period, awaiting the Banner Presentation Evaluation Committee. At the end of the presentation, the author who presented the banner must sign the attendance list – either physically or virtually – at which point, at the discretion of the Evaluation Committee, they may be released from the presentation session, remaining on the event premises until the closing of CtecHalal. Signing the attendance list is mandatory for the issuance of the banner presentation certificate.

 

6.7. The Event Organizing Committee and the International Halal Academy will not cover any travel or accommodation expenses for authors of papers selected for poster presentation at CTecHalal.

 

6.8. Authors of works displayed (at an in-person event) on posters may only retrieve them after the conclusion of CtecHalal. The International Halal Academy and the congress organizers will not send posters to the authors. Poster not retrieved at the end of the congress will be discarded or donated to interested institutions.

 

6.9. Authors presenting work in poster format must submit their work according to the template available on the International Halal Academy website and with the following specifications: maximum usable area of 1.08 m²; maximum dimensions of 0.9 m wide by 1.20 m high; sans-serif font (Arial, Calibri, etc.) in a size that allows reading from a distance of at least 2.0 m (minimum size of 28 pt), in order to facilitate reading by participants; include title, authors, affiliated institutions, mailing address and email, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion; include photographs, graphs, tables and figures that facilitate illustration and conclusions, and include supporting logos and sponsorships, when applicable.

 

6.10. Poster presentations will be evaluated by two members of the Scientific Organizing Committee and two experts invited by the congress organizers.

 

 

7. ORAL PRESENTATION OF WORK

7.1. The presentation at CTecHalal of the selected work classified for oral presentation will be made by the first author of the work, provided that they prove to have registered for the Global Halal Brazil – Business Forum; presentation by third parties who are not authors of the classified work is prohibited.

 

7.2. The International Halal Academy will not cover the travel and accommodation expenses for the authors of each paper selected for oral presentation at CTecHalal.

 

7.3. The authors of the papers selected for oral presentation must send their respective electronic files in PowerPoint format (.pps file), with a maximum size of 2 MB, to the email address ctechalal@academiahalal.com.br, within 5 calendar days after the announcement of the selected papers. The presentation will last 10 minutes, with 7 minutes for the presentation of the topic and 3 minutes for discussion.

 

7.4. The oral presentation will take place in virtual or in-person rooms, on the days and times defined by the CTecHalal Organizing Scientific Committee.

 

7.5. Oral presentations of papers may be replaced by roundtable discussions at the discretion of the CTecHalal Organizing Scientific Committee. The roundtable will consist of the authors of the papers and members chosen by the Organizing Scientific Committee.

 

 

8. CLASSIFICATION OF PAPERS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION

8.1. Of the papers accepted for presentation at CTecHalal, up to 12 (twelve) papers will be selected for oral presentation.

 

8.2. The classification of the papers will be carried out by specialists appointed by the CTecHalal Organizing Scientific Committee, which will forward the classified papers to the CTecHalal Scientific Evaluation Committee.

 

8.2.1. The Coordinator of the CTecHalal Organizing Scientific Committee will forward the list of classified works, indicating the authors who will make the presentation, for deliberation by the CTecHalal Scientific Evaluation Committee.

 

8.3. The announcement of the works selected for oral presentation at CTecHalal will only be made through publication on the International Halal Academy website and on social media channels linked to the event.

 

 

9. PUBLICATION OF WORKS

9.1. The responsibility for the content of published works rests exclusively with the author(s).

 

9.2. Submitting work for evaluation and selection at CTecHalal implies, jointly and severally, permission for the use of images and permission for publication in the CTecHalal proceedings and in technical journals deemed appropriate.

 

 

10. FORMATTING OF PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION IN THE CTecHalal PROCEEDINGS

10.1. Text Formatting

a) The text must be in Word for Windows format, with a maximum of 5 pages, written in Times New Roman font, size 11 pt. The text must have single line spacing, be justified, and have a paragraph indentation of 1.25 cm.

b) The following margins must be observed, mandatory for A4 size paper: top, bottom, left and right sides equal to 2.5 cm.

c) The title should be written in all capital letters, centered, 12 pt font size, and bold.

d) The authors should be identified in capital letters, Times New Roman font, size 10 pt. In addition to the full name, the following should be provided: profession, institution, city, state, address, and email for correspondence, also in Times New Roman font and size 10 pt.

(e) The texts of scientific papers must contain a title with a maximum of 15 words; an abstract with a maximum of 15 lines; keywords with a minimum of 3 words and a maximum of 5 words, which should not be included in the title; a title in English; an abstract; keywords; an introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusion, and references.

f) The texts of technical papers and reports may also follow the following format:

Context or Introduction, Product/Service or Development, Conclusions and References (optional).

(g) The introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and conclusion can be written as separate technical reports or together. Acknowledgments are optional. Sections should be formatted in uppercase and bold, 11 pt font.

h) Table and figure titles should be written above the tables and figures, using Times New Roman font, 11 pt font size.

i) Bibliographic references must be consistent with the examples.

 

10.2. Citations in the text

a) When the citation has only one author: Zonta (2010) or (Zonta, 2010).

b) When the citation has two authors: Mielniczuk & Tornquist (2010) or (Mielniczuk & Tornquist, 2010).

c) When the citation has more than two authors: Pezzopane et al. (2010) or (Pezzopane et al., 2010).

d) When the authorship of the work is by an institution/company, the citation should be its acronym, in capital letters. Examples: EMBRAPA (2010) or (EMBRAPA, 2010).

 

10.3. List of cited literature

The bibliographies cited in the text should be listed in alphabetical order by the last name of the first author, in ascending chronological order, and should include the names of all authors. Examples of formatting are presented below:

a) Books

Paz, VPS; Oliveira, A.; Perreira, FA; Gheyi, HR. Management and sustainability of irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions. 1st ed. Cruz das Armas: UFRB, 2009. 344p.

b) Book chapter

Antuniassi, UR; Baio, FHR. Pesticide application technology. In: Vargas, L.; Roman, ES. Manual of weed management and control. Passo Fundo: EMBRAPA Trigo, 2009. Chapter 5, pp. 173-212.

c) Magazines

Silva, VG de F.; Andrade, AP; Fernandes, PD; Silva, I. de F. da; Azevedo, CAV; Araujo, JS Productive characteristics, and water use efficiency in cotton plants under different irrigation strategies. Brazilian Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, v.14, n.2, p.451-457,

2010.

d) Dissertations and theses

Francisco, PRM. Classification and mapping of lands for mechanization in the State of Paraíba using geographic information systems. Areia: UFPB, 2010. 122p. Dissertation (Master's in Soil and Water Management).

e) Papers presented at conferences (Annals, Abstracts, Proceedings, Diskettes, CD-ROMs) Centeno, CRM; Azevedo, CAV; Santos, DB dos; Lira, VM de; Lima, VLA de. Crop coefficient of castor bean BRS Energia irrigated with different levels of saline water. In: 9th Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Agricultural Engineering, and Brazilian Congress of

Agricultural Engineering, 39, 2010, Vitória. Proceedings… Jaboticabal: SBEA, 2010. CD ROM.

f) In the case of CD-ROMs, the publication title will remain Annals, Abstracts, or Proceedings, but the page number will be replaced by the words CD-ROM. For journals available on the internet, do not include any page address information, as per item c.

g) Internet citations: IBGE. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. 2009. Available at:

http://www.ibge.gov.br. Accessed on: March 12, 2011.

 

 

 

11. CERTIFICATION

11.1. Certificate of participation in the Halal Technical-Scientific Congress – CTecHalal. It will be issued online to all CTecHalal participants.

 

11.2. Letter of Acceptance for work selected for presentation at CTecHalal.

It will be issued online to the authors whose work has been accepted for presentation at CTecHalal.

 

11.3. Certificate of Honor for Merit

It will be issued online to the authors whose work has been selected for presentation.

Oral presentation at CTecHalal. At the end of the oral presentation session (if in person), the author who presented the work will receive a printed certificate.

 

11.4. Certificate of presentation of work in poster format at CtecHalal. It will be issued online to the author who presented the poster.

 

11.5. CtecHalal speaker certificate.

It will be issued online, or in printed form (in the case of in-person events), which will be given to the speaker at the end of the lecture/mini-course session, indicating the topic of the lecture/mini-course given.

 

11.6. Certificate of participation in a mini-course.

Issued online to the mini-course participant, indicating the topic and the number of hours completed in the mini-course.

 

11.7. Certificate of activity mediator from CtecHalal.

Issued online to the facilitator at the end of the CtecHalal activity, indicating the activity's theme.

 

11.8. Certificates issued online will be available to interested parties starting 5 consecutive days from the closing date of CtecHalal. Certificates issued online will be available to the recipient in the CtecHalal registration systems for 90 (ninety) days from the closing of the event.

 

 

12. GENERAL PROVISIONS

12.1. Submissions for CtecHalal will be made exclusively through the submission system until the deadline stipulated in the REGULATIONS, published on the International Halal Academy homepage. Submissions through the CtecHalal submission system after the deadline stipulated in the REGULATIONS will not be permitted.

 

12.2. The data entered into the CtecHalal registration systems will be the sole responsibility of the first author, and no subsequent changes will be allowed, especially to the title of the work, which will be used to generate the certificates later.

 

12.3. The International Halal Academy and the congress organizers are not responsible for registrations/enrollments not completed by any of the interested authors and not officially recorded in the registration system.

 

12.4. Any questions regarding the application of these rules should be sent to the email address secretariageral@academiahalal.com.br.